PLATAFORMAS DE BIENES COMPARTIDAS ¿Un instrumento para facilitar la...

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PLATAFORMAS DE BIENES COMPARTIDAS ¿Un instrumento para facilitar la transición hacia un Metrópoli Circular?  . Organiza: INICIATIVA “METROPOLI CIRCULAR” Lugar: Sede de Socya, Cl. 30 #55-198, Medellín, Guayabal, Medellín, Antioquia Fecha: jueves, 23 de junio Hora: 10:00AM – 12:00PM . Tópicos de conversación: - ¿Lanzar una Plataforma de Bienes Compartidas en Medellín y su área metropolitana es un instrumento efectivo para facilitar la transición hacia un Metrópoli Circular? - De que manera se podrá cooperar para realizar la transición del área metropolitano del valle de aburra hacia el “metrópoli circular” líder de la región Latino Americana. - ¿Cuales son las oportunidades a corto plazo para activar la transición hacia una economía local sostenible y circular en la ciudad? - Que tipos de compromisos se podrá lograr entre actores clave de la ciudad/área metropolitana para avanzar con la implementación concreta de soluciones compatibles con la visión compartida de realizar un metrópoli circular y sostenible? . Orador Principal (ingles) Ken Alston (EE. UU.) - CONFIRMADO Managing Partner, Circularity Edge LLC. CEO of Circular Assets LLC. Asesor Senior en Economía Circular Sostenible, Plataforma de Economía Circular de las Américas . Panel del Conversatorio (español) * Slendy Diaz, Fundadora y Gerente, Activist * Mauricio Zenteno Casas, Circulus.CO y Cofundador Punto Circular * Carlos Cadavid Restrepo, Cofundador y Asesor Senior, MDE Urban Lab * Carlos Mario Bernal Jaramillo, Director Hábitat Sostenible, Cámara de Comercio de Medellín * Ricardo Cardona, Director, Centro Nacional de Salvamientos, SURA * Omar Fernando Zapata, Socya . Moderador (español & ingles) Kevin de Cuba, Cofundador de la Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible de las Américas (ASDF) y Cofundador y Socio de la Plataforma de Economía Circular de las Américas. . Building a Circular Conscious Continent 🌱 . #circulareconomy #economíacircular #economiacircular #inclusiveeconomy #circulareconomyplatform #cepamericas #zerowaste #sustainabledevelopment #desarollosostenible #cradletocradle #c2c #blueeconomy #biomimicry #closedloopcycleproduction #ecodesign #upcycle #sustainabledesign #cefaV

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Financial institutions are accelerating sustainable construction by aligning lending with measurable environmental performance. Santander UK’s decision to adapt mortgage models for Octopus Energy’s Zero Bills homes integrates credit policy with energy-efficient buildings, translating net zero carbon ambitions into mainstream financial metrics. This shift signals the emergence of whole life carbon assessment as a determinant in property valuation and positions embodied carbon and life cycle cost analysis as standard tools of risk management across the sector.

Digital transformation is amplifying the movement. The Monklands digital hospital project in Scotland demonstrates how offsite manufacturing, lifecycle assessment and connected data platforms enhance building lifecycle performance, minimise waste, and verify embodied carbon in materials. Durham’s adoption of digital planning and assessment tools reflects a broader drive toward resource efficiency in construction and environmental sustainability in construction. Together these initiatives redefine sustainable building design by embedding whole life carbon accountability into design and delivery workflows.

Policy remains an enabling force but the centre of momentum is shifting from government mandates to operational proof. A renewed national emphasis on green affordability and the integration of social equity with decarbonising the built environment are reinforcing the transition toward net zero whole life carbon outcomes. These developments illustrate a maturing circular economy in construction where sustainable building practices, low carbon design and eco-design for buildings converge to deliver verifiable carbon footprint reduction. The industry’s direction is now measurable—kilograms of CO₂, minutes saved, resources reused—evidence that green construction is evolving from aspiration to tangible low carbon building performance.

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